>> chris fields, md., usually known for the crabbing industry now known as one of the hardest- hit areas on the eastern shore because of sandy. earlier today we took a closer look at the destruction to really see what happened here. >> we evacuated 550 people, most of them from low-lying areas. >> the major breeds martin o'malley and other maryland officials before taking a look at some of the devastation left behind by sandy. >> the fact that the water level has come up here in some cases 3-4 feet high in people's living room -- living rooms. some of these homes we will not allow people to move back into, but we will rebuild. >> one of the most seriously -- seriously hit spots, the main channel of the crabbing industry. the force of the water crafting

the concrete staircase in half. hopefully we can build a better and stronger in better to withstand the bigger storm events we will deal with for the foreseeable future. >> we noticed a lot of standing water from flooded roads to front yards turned into makeshift lakes. most of the flooding was what caused the evacuation of more than 500 people the mayor was talking about. >> we got flooded at the upper fair amount and left when the floodwaters came in. we're still waiting for power and wire -- water to come back on. the good those residents were evacuated here to washington high school about 16 miles away. the governor also showed up to make sure people were doing well and to think volunteers. -- thank volunteers.

>> was in the hospital twice for seizures. wound up the hospital twice and came here twice. hopefully i'm going home today. >> as the water continues to drain and flow, city officials tell me it will be until all of the water drains out, at least most of it anyway before they can put a monetary value and really figure out what they can begin to heal. >> now to hartford county where disaster relief efforts are under way. joins us with ann update. >> the biggest problem is down trees. many fell on power lines and homes. >> this tree went down, and several others went down right after. it was like it were all dropping.

it was just a terrible sound. >> in the very would community in hartford county there were busy cleaning up damage from this week's storm. ellen murray saw for the first time the damage a tree did to her home. >> i am very upset. it was devastating. i was shocked when i saw it. i know you can rebuild, and various -- material things are important, but i'm thankful i was not in the house at the time. >> we heard the tree go down. it was just a matter of finding out where it went. >> it had to be unbelievably frightening. >> it is just so loud. >> all over hartford county there was minor flooding, trees

down, and with the trees came power lines. many areas workers were still trying to restore power today. >> many calls are you getting? are they like constantly? >> all the time. one after the other. i am going to look at jobs after we get this cleaned up. >> bob thomas as folks who spent the last three nights at the emergency center. as bad as things were, it could've been a lot worse. >> when you look at what has happened to new jersey, new york and other jurisdictions, hartford county and the great state of maryland sustaining -- cared much better than other jurisdictions. we're very grateful. we were prepared for the worst. they believe that did not occur. >> so far they had restored power of over 58,000 customers. 8000 still without power. >> viewers have been sharing

photographs of where they live it. many others have fallen on wires like this one on maple road. always make sure you stay clear of these kinds of situations. we would love for you to show was what you are seeing. >> the governor touring storm- ravaged new jersey. hurricanes and the also had an impact on early voting, the leading it for two days. in the words of one election judge, the lines are scary long this halloween. david collins joins us now from townshen univ.d >> 100,000 -- 192,721 people

have taken advantage of early voting so far. while i was in line myself, i took an unscientific sampling of what brought people here. they said the tight president race and the referendum questions. >> you are witnessing a democracy in progress. thousands of voters lining up to exercise every citizen's privilege and duty. >> we expect a heavy turnout next week. >> record numbers of your voters -- neighbors are voting early. twice as many democrats have voted early. at some polling places the way it is as long as two hours. >> all belong. we have not even had a chance to eat. >> only one alternative all -- one alternative early voting

site had to be activated. voters are setting the course of the direction the state will take four years to come. to go we of seven statewide questions and a whole much of county things. you almost need a ouija board to decide what you should vote for and against. >> martin o'malley brought his 10-year-old son with him as a test about it. in the wake of the storms disruption, the governor called for resumption of early voting of a courageous effort across the state. to go to war people vote, the better the results of the election. that is true always. this is something we do together. we make decisions about the course and direction we want to take for the next few years. the more people turn out to vote, the better. to go the polls are open until 9:00 tonight. the reopen tomorrow morning. this will happen through

november 2. >> for the latest campaign coverage and to find early voting centers in your precinct, download are new election 2012 smart phone app. also, check out the voters' guide. search and download the election 2012 on your smart phone or tablet. more than one dozen schools and baltimore counties still closed today. >> a huge effort to reopen the schools as soon as possible. plus -- >> some homeowners with damage from hurricane sandy could get a break. details coming up. >> mark reynolds would love to see the number 11 at -- on his contract but he what to play somewhere else to see that. >> rain and a few snow showers over the mountains. gusting winds set to return. right now not to that. right now not to that.

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>> are the first time since the storm hit, with schools reopened but there were sporadic school outages. today baltimore county school did it -- schools to print and the expected to visit students. he said he was determined to get students back in school. to give the best thing and

support it is to get students back in here and learning. our kids at today's auction today and tuesday next week. we wanted to get them back in here and get some sense of normalcy. >> for school closings and other important permission, even always log on to our web site, wbaltv.com. when it comes to superstorm sandy no deductible applies. >> the reason, the national weather service never issued a hurricane warning, which means you only have to pay your standard deductible to fix in the damage. >> a lot of the damage we're seeing around baltimore city is from downed trees like this one. the insurance commissioners owning everyone to -- urging everyone to check the fine print because some of them could get a break.

>> iciness start to come. i heard a crash sound. >> a massive tree in his neighbor's front yard came crashing down during the rain and wind. it damaged several properties in the west baltimore neighborhood. the nobles and many other families fled to file claims with a homeowner insurance policies to take care of the damage. there is good news for some homeowners. >> we of confirmed that the national hurricane center did not issue a hurricane warning for any part of the state of maryland during storm sandy. >> many have policies that say it is subject to a percentage of deductible. meaning they have to pay a percentage of the cost to fix the damage other than a flood deductible. since no hurricane warning was

issued -- >> what this means is you were all -- your all periled deductible will apply rather than a special percentage the but the ball. >> this could potentiay save homeowners tens of thousands of dollars. that is good news as the cleanup is just beginning. >> thing we got off easy this time. last time we have a lot more damage with the trees and all of that. >> of the insurance commissioner says there is no way to know a dollar amount on how much damage was done. a few -- if you have any issues dealing with your insurance company, contact the maryland insurance council. you can find the number on our web site. >> people cannot let go of the riccio. it was such a terrifying thing

to people. they are still having a fax from it. >> i have a feeling that did some corning for us. everything that was going to come down had already come down. >> i think so. i thought it was pretty smart. to go i think it was natural pruning. >> i will look that up while you were doing the weather. >> we did not like that. >> catching some rain and snow showers around the area. heavy wet snow coming down around their knocking out power. dangerous trouble in southwestern pennsylvania. even southwest virginia still dealing with the wintry part of the storm. this is well of the to the great lakes and continue to move away from us. it will get weaker in move away. we do want to give you a little bit of good news as far as extra sleep goes this weekend.

reminder we're going back to standard time. sunday morning we fall back. clocks go back an hour from 1:00-2:00 sunday morning. it had to check the batteries in your smoke detector. -- good time to check the batteries in your smoke detector. we are nine degrees below average for halloween in baltimore. no rain today for the first time since sandy started putting down the rain on sunday. we have zero in the precipitation called. the monthly total approaching 9 inches periods of the month of october. 55 degrees of town right now. suburbs getting cool. trecker traders -- tricker tre aters will have to bundle up a little bit. snowfall forecast out there for another couple of inches as to the west of cumberland, back to

prospered in the deep lakes area. expect snow can -- to continue falling. southwest pennsylvania, garrett county, and most of it -- much of west virginia. 44 downtown. most we cloudy sky. tomorrow winds may pick up a little bit as the center of sandy continues to move north. the western edge of it, there really breezy side, will come sliding back to the east. this will be lifting away. northwest winds will come back. well the snow continues in the mountains, we will see breaks in the cloud coverage. mostly cloudy day tomorrow. slowly crawling out from underneath the effects of sandy.

51-56. small craft advisory on the day tomorrow. winds -- cloudy skies. sun coming in to start the weekend. temperatures staying in the 30's in western maryland. did these four highs on the eastern shore. look for temperatures in the mid-'50s. here in town, 54 for thursday and friday with breezy conditions. clocks go back to standard time officially. >> thoughts of cleveland's whether this sunday because that is where the ravens will play. >> wide open and productive at home. inconsistent on the road. ravens scoring 32 points per

game at home. it is a far different story on the road for the average score only 15 points per game. they know holding on to first place starts with reading offensive profile. >> communication is definitely more of an issue when you play on the road. it is a game where you are playing against your in the game for a while. there are ways we have to scope out communicating better than we have to and at times, dating some of that. to go it is tough to win on the road. we already know that. it is our job to go out and execute on the road at a high level. we owe that to the organizations

and the fan. business side of baseball now kicks in. mark reynolds future with the team is in limbo -- is in limbo. reynolds made a little more than 7 million, 7.5 million this past season. and that would leave them open to arbitration. they could let him test the free agent market. december's drop significantly the past season. -- his numbers dropped significantly the past season. the club has to pay a $500,000 for not picking up option on his contract next season. one of the most exciting has lost what talent to emerge in recent years will not finish his high school career in baltimore. he was charged with assaulting a

girlfriend in august. now looks like the playmakers path will extend south to finished it in jacksonville, florida. family members and encouraged him to relocate and refocus. stick around. , is up next with the seven-day forecast. forecast. i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around, and we're all lucky to have a friend named ben.

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>> a story that might have been wondering about the safety of your money the next time you use an atm. >> it is cost maryland bank users a lot of grief and has that it feeds thousands of dollars. to go it was that reason crime that happened over and over again at a maryland bank that all caught on tape. >> we exclude -- a tank these exclusive images. -- obtained exclusive images. >> i check bounced because the money they took up. another check bounced and another check bounced. today she was worried creditors might think she was writing a legal checks.

skimmers that of more than $600,000. one of them is still on the loose. to go how the thieves -- >> how the thieves got away with it, the thieves got away with it, plus

>> cloudy skies, cool temperatures. breezy thursday and friday. clocks back an hour on sunday.

cleveland, a little cloudy. 45 degrees. >> please look out

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